The Battle

1911 film by D. W. Griffith
Movie short_film Q1985718
The Battle
D. W. Griffith · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Battle

Summary

The Battle is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Battle's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • The Battle was directed by D. W. Griffith[4].
  • D. W. Griffith wrote the screenplay for The Battle[5].
  • The Battle's genre is war film[6].
  • The Battle's genre is drama film[7].
  • The Battle's genre is silent film[8].
  • A cast member of The Battle was Charles West[9].
  • A cast member of The Battle was Blanche Sweet[10].
  • A cast member of The Battle was Charles Hill Mailes[11].
  • A cast member of The Battle was Robert Harron[12].
  • A cast member of The Battle was Donald Crisp[13].
  • A cast member of The Battle was Spottiswoode Aitken[14].
  • A cast member of The Battle was Edwin August[15].
  • A cast member of The Battle was Lionel Barrymore[16].
  • A cast member of The Battle was Kate Bruce[17].
  • A cast member of The Battle was William J. Butler[18].
  • A cast member of The Battle was Christy Cabanne[19].
  • A cast member of The Battle was Guy Hedlund[20].
  • A cast member of The Battle was Dell Henderson[21].
  • A cast member of The Battle was W. Chrystie Miller[22].
  • A cast member of The Battle was Alfred Paget[23].
  • A cast member of The Battle was Kate Toncray[24].
  • The Battle's production company is recorded as Biograph Company[25].
  • The Battle's director of photography is recorded as Billy Bitzer[26].
  • The original language of The Battle was English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Battle was directed by D. W. Griffith[4]. D. W. Griffith wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Charles West[9], Blanche Sweet[10], Charles Hill Mailes[11], Robert Harron[12], Donald Crisp[13], and Spottiswoode Aitken[14].

Publication

The Battle was published on January 1, 1911[28]. The original language of it was English[27]. Genres include war film[6], drama film[7], and silent film[8].

Why It Matters

The Battle ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Publication date +1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Director of photography Billy Bitzer
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